horseback
horseback — 形容詞
1. done or experienced while sitting on a horse and controlling its movement
騎馬的
在馬背上進行的
done or experienced while sitting on a horse and controlling its movement
Ezra signed up for a horseback riding class near his home.
Ezra 報名了離家很近的騎馬課程。
horseback + riding (common compound noun)
The ranch offers guided horseback tours through the mountains every summer.
那座牧場每年夏天提供有導遊的騎馬山區之旅。
horseback + tours (activity noun)
A horseback trail runs along the river from the village to the lake.
一條騎馬小徑沿著河流，從村莊通往湖邊。
Brooke went on a horseback trip through the countryside last autumn.
Brooke 去年秋天參加了一趟鄉間騎馬旅行。
The local school organised a horseback parade for the festival.
當地學校為了節慶舉辦了一場騎馬遊行。
- equestrian
more formal and academic; 'equestrian sports' sounds official, while 'horseback riding' is everyday language
文法句型
horseback + noun (activity or place)
用法筆記
Always placed immediately before a noun that names an activity, route, or event related to horse riding.
常見錯誤
horseback — 副詞
1. travelling by sitting on a horse rather than in a car, bus, or other vehicle
騎馬地
以騎乘馬匹的方式
travelling by sitting on a horse rather than in a car, bus, or other vehicle
The soldiers travelled horseback along the border for three days.
士兵們沿著邊境騎馬行進了三天。
verb + horseback (adverbial use)
Wei prefers to travel horseback when visiting his uncle's farm in spring.
Wei 春天去叔叔的農場時，比較喜歡騎馬前往。
In some mountain areas, people still go horseback to reach the nearest village.
在某些山區，人們仍然騎馬到最近的村莊。
Élise and Lakan rode horseback across the valley to the lake below.
Élise 和 Lakan 騎馬越過山谷，到了下方的湖邊。
- on horseback
the standard and more widely used equivalent; 'travel on horseback' is preferred in most modern writing and speech
文法句型
verb + horseback
用法筆記
Much less common than the phrase 'on horseback.' This adverbial form is mainly found in travel or historical narrative contexts where the method of travel is the focus.
horseback — 名詞
1. the activity of sitting on and controlling a horse as it moves, done for pleasur
騎馬
騎在馬背上的活動
the activity of sitting on and controlling a horse as it moves, done for pleasure, exercise, or travel
The family spent a weekend on horseback exploring the forest trails.
全家人騎著馬在森林步道上度過了一個週末。
on horseback (fixed phrase for the activity)
Nkechi learned to stay on horseback during her first lesson at the farm.
Nkechi 在農場的第一堂課學會了如何穩穩坐在馬背上。
The best way to see the canyon is on horseback with a local guide.
欣賞峽谷最好的方式，就是由當地導遊帶領騎馬前往。
Cyrus and his sister spent hours on horseback every Saturday morning.
Cyrus 和妹妹每個星期六早上都會騎上好幾個小時的馬。
Tourists can visit the old castle on horseback along a scenic road.
遊客可以沿著風景優美的道路騎馬參觀古城堡。
- horse riding
more common in British English; 'horseback riding' is more typical in American English, but both refer to the same activity
- equestrianism
formal and technical, used for the sport at a competitive or professional level
文法句型
on horseback
用法筆記
In this sense, 'horseback' almost always appears within the fixed phrase 'on horseback.' It does not take an article ('a horseback' is incorrect).
常見錯誤
2. the upper surface of a horse's body, from the neck to the tail, where a person s
馬背
馬的背部
the upper surface of a horse's body, from the neck to the tail, where a person sits when riding
The old saddle left a sore mark on the horse's back after the long ride.
經過長途騎乘後，舊馬鞍在馬背上留下了磨傷的痕跡。
horse's back (body part sense with possessive)
A thick blanket was placed on the horse's back before the saddle went on.
在裝上馬鞍之前，先在馬背上鋪一條厚毯子。
Mira gently ran her hand along the horse's back to check for injuries.
Mira 輕輕地用手撫摸馬的背部，檢查是否有受傷。
The young horse's back was not strong enough for a full-grown rider yet.
那匹年輕馬的背部還不夠強壯，承受不了成年騎手的重量。
文法句型
on [possessive] horseback
[possessive] horse's back
用法筆記
The noun 'horseback' in this literal body-part sense is almost never used as a standalone word. Speakers say 'the horse's back' or 'his back' instead. The word appears in this sense mainly in the fixed phrase 'on horseback' and in dictionary entries.